Hi All,
Here for the first time is the complete high-level description of Open
Agile Adoption and some diagrams describing the Open Agile Adoption
approach.
If Harrison's book "SPIRIT: Development and Transformation in
Organizations" is a kind of operating system, then Open Agile Adoption
is a kind of app that runs on it.
Is that SPIRIT book not very amazing?
Open Agile Adoption Explained:
http://newtechusa.net/agile/open-agile-adoption-explained/
On 8/22/13 9:14 AM, Daniel Mezick wrote:
Here's a recent Tweet I think you might like:
https://twitter.com/DanMezick/status/370523537817083905
What seems to be taking shape as a meme is the word [invitation]. It
seems to be resonating out there in the zeitgeist.
Michael Herman has written quite a lot about this for long time, and
at first, it just didn't hit me. I missed it.
Yet, these past several years, I have become 100% attuned to the total
lack of invitation in what we have come to call "Agile adoptions". And
it is crystal clear to me now that this is THE missing ingredient.
When invitation is present, genuine Agile adoptions can and do happen.
When it is absent, the initial results do not last very long.
Here is a wonderful essay by Martin Fowler, an Agile Manifesto
signatory, on this very topic:
http://martinfowler.com/bliki/AgileImposition.html
If any of the members here have a question or two about Agile
adoption, and how OST fits in a very wonderful way, I am very eager to
help. Will you ask me some questions? I plan to schedule and announce
some conference calls as well.
Kind Regards,
Dan
On 8/19/13 1:34 PM, Daniel Mezick wrote:
Greetings to All,
First of all, I apologize for taking so long in communicating
further. This summer I emptied and sold a house, moved into another....
...and I became a grandfather!
Here's a pic of the new wonderful baby person, Clara Louise, Aug 6:
https://twitter.com/DanMezick/status/367104332493119488/photo/1
All of that AND some technical glitches communicating with you all
via OSTLIST. Special thanks to Harold Shinsato for helping me
overcome OSTLIST technical-interface problems.
Will you please accept my apology for being away for so long?
The Global Scrum Gathering keynote is September 24, and of course I
plan to explain Open Agile Adoption with OST during my address.
I'm writing blog posts on the components, preparing my presentation,
and pretty much scaring myself to death at the prospect of the
600-700 people who will be present.
I know we have a huge story to tell about the utility of using Open
Space during Agile adoptions, and I am working very hard to prepare,
and to make sure I represent Open Space in the best possible light
with respect to its surprising (and often amazing) usefulness inside
Agile adoptions.
Leading up to the Scrum Gathering, I plan to post fresh information
here on OSTLIST as I create it, and also inside the Open Agile
Adoption group on FaceBook:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/openagileadoption/
...if you are a member, will you do some "likes", comments and maybe
some posts there?!? Special thanks to Suzanne for quickly posting
some comments!
There are several blog posts up now, and you can always see
up-to-date information at www.OpenAgileAdoption.com.
The Picture
Here are 3 blog posts that sketch out some of the sociological and
psychological issues that exist in Agile Adoptions, and how an
approach based on invitation & especially Open Space can help address
these issues.
I want and need to be clear that I have composed some elements,
nothing more. For example, the passage-rite concept is ancient. I
have simply found a useful place to apply it in the modern world.
Open Agile Adoption creates a modern passage rite, to help get the
folks from here to there.
Likewise, the canonical form of Open Space as described in the Guide
is used. It is used to dramatically increase engagement, on the
hypothesis that engagement is the very fuel of a good and lasting
Agile adoption. Storytelling is another core component. It's as old
as the hills. I have not created anything new here. On the contrary:
Open Agile Adoption composes some very ancient ideas into a cultural
experience-design for modern tribes
Here are the most recent posts:
On Liminality
http://newtechusa.net/agile/liminality/
On Passage Rites
http://newtechusa.net/agile/on-passage-rites/
People, Then Practices: On Mandates
http://newtechusa.net/agile/people-then-practices/
I am busy as a bee now, documenting all the elements of Open Agile
Adoption technique. I plan to share early and often with the members
of this list as the documentation is completed. Thanks for your
patience!
Agile Orientation for OSTLIST Members
It came to my attention via Harold Shinsato that some folks on this
list might like to get an orientation on Agile, and how Open Space
fits there. If you are reading this and new to Agile and want an
orientation, I am willing to schedule a concall at a convenient time
using Maestro conference, which is a wonderful tool for doing that
kind of work. Will you let me know if a brief Agile orientation (with
some lively Q&A) interests you? If enough people express interest, I
will schedule an event where we can hop on a call, do a brief
orientation, and get some Q&A going.
Thanks for suspending your disbelief, and for being so kind!
Best Regards,
Dan
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<http://newtechusa.net/about/the-culture-game-book/>: Tools for the
Agile Manager.
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<http://newtechusa.net/services/agile-scrum-training/> and Coaching.
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